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HSBC Building (Hong Kong)

Index HSBC Building (Hong Kong)

HSBC Main Building is a headquarters building of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, which is today a wholly owned subsidiary of London-based HSBC Holdings. [1]

55 relations: A Symphony of Lights, A. G. Stephen, Air conditioning, Airport Express (MTR), Arup Group, Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong), Battle of Hong Kong, CBC Television, Central station (MTR), Central, Hong Kong, Chinese guardian lions, Colonnade, Des Voeux Road, Doc Zone, Dome, Economy of Hong Kong, Feng shui, Foster and Partners, Frome, George Wimpey, Glasgow, Government House, Hong Kong, Henry Poole (sculptor), High-tech architecture, Hong Kong, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong dollar, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Tourism Board, HSBC, HSBC Building, the Bund, HSBC Centre, Hong Kong, Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Light-emitting diode, List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong, Lujiazui, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Occupy Central (2011–12), Oriental Pearl Tower, Osaka, PBS, Queen's Road, Hong Kong, Scott Lithgow, Shanghai IFC, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, South China Morning Post, Statue Square, Suncorp Place, Sunlight, ..., Tai Kok Tsui, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Victoria Harbour, Victorian architecture, 8 Canada Square. Expand index (5 more) »

A Symphony of Lights

A Symphony of Lights is a daily light and sound show in Hong Kong.

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A. G. Stephen

Alexander Gordon Stephen, JP (14 September 1862 – 27 August 1924) was the chief manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

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Air conditioning

Air conditioning (often referred to as AC, A/C, or air con) is the process of removing heat and moisture from the interior of an occupied space, to improve the comfort of occupants.

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Airport Express (MTR)

The Airport Express is one of the lines of the Hong Kong MTR system.

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Arup Group

Arup (officially Arup Group Limited) is a multinational professional services firm headquartered in London which provides engineering, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment.

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Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)

The Bank of China Tower (abbreviated BOC Tower) is one of the most recognisable skyscrapers in Central, Hong Kong.

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Battle of Hong Kong

The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.

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CBC Television

CBC Television (also known as simply "CBC") is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network that is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-language counterpart is Ici Radio-Canada Télé. Headquartered at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, CBC Television is available throughout Canada on over-the-air television stations in urban centres and as a must-carry station on cable and satellite television. Almost all of the CBC's programming is produced in Canada. Although CBC Television is supported by public funding, commercial advertising revenue supplements the network, in contrast to CBC Radio and public broadcasters from several other countries, which are commercial-free.

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Central station (MTR)

Central is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island.

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Central, Hong Kong

Central (also Central District) is the central business district of Hong Kong.

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Chinese guardian lions

Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lions, often miscalled "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in imperial China.

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Colonnade

In classical architecture, a colonnade is a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building.

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Des Voeux Road

Des Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West are two roads on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

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Doc Zone

Doc Zone was a documentary series on CBC Television.

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Dome

Interior view upward to the Byzantine domes and semi-domes of Hagia Sophia. See Commons file for annotations. A dome (from Latin: domus) is an architectural element that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere.

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Economy of Hong Kong

As one of the world's leading international financial centres, Hong Kong's service-oriented economy is characterized by its low taxation, almost free port trade and well established international financial market.

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Feng shui

Feng shui (pronounced), also known as Chinese geomancy, is a pseudoscience originating from China, which claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment.

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Foster and Partners

Foster + Partners is a British international studio for architecture and integrated design, with headquarters in London.

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Frome

Frome is a town and civil parish in eastern Somerset, England.

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George Wimpey

George Wimpey was formed in 1880 and, based in Hammersmith, operated largely as a road surfacing contractor.

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Glasgow

Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.

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Government House, Hong Kong

Government House (formerly 督憲府/香港總督府/港督府), located on Government Hill in the Central District of Hong Kong Island, is the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.

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Henry Poole (sculptor)

Henry Poole (28 January 1873 — 15 August 1928) was a British architectural sculptor.

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High-tech architecture

High-tech architecture, also known as Structural Expressionism, is a type of Late Modern architectural style that emerged in the 1970s, incorporating elements of high-tech industry and technology into building design.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory of China on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia.

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Hong Kong City Hall

Hong Kong City Hall is a building located at Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong dollar

The Hong Kong dollar (sign: HK$; code: HKD) is the official currency of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Tourism Board

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) (Traditional Chinese: 香港旅遊發展局) is a Government-subvented body founded in 2001.

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HSBC

HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational banking and financial services holding company, tracing its origin to a hong in Hong Kong.

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HSBC Building, the Bund

The HSBC Building (also known as the Municipal Government Building) is a six-floor neo-classical building in the Bund area of Shanghai, China.

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HSBC Centre, Hong Kong

HSBC Centre is an office building of HSBC in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

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Japanese occupation of Hong Kong

The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (香港日據時期) began when the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to Imperial Japan on 25 December 1941.

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Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon.

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Light-emitting diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a two-lead semiconductor light source.

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List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong

This is a list of buildings and structures in Hong Kong, in alphabetical order.

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Lujiazui

Lujiazui (lit. meaning "Lu's mouth"), formerly known as Lokatse from its pronunciation in Shanghainese, is a locality in Shanghai, a peninsula formed by a bend in the Huangpu River.

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Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank

Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, (born 1 June 1935) is a British architect whose company, Foster + Partners, maintains an international design practice famous for high-tech architecture.

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Occupy Central (2011–12)

Occupy Central was an occupation protest, which took place in Central, Hong Kong and lasted from 15 October 2011 to 11 September 2012.

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Oriental Pearl Tower

The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower (official name: 东方明珠广播电视塔) is a TV tower in Shanghai.

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Osaka

() is a designated city in the Kansai region of Japan.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor.

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Queen's Road, Hong Kong

Queen's Road is a collection of roads along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong, within the limit of Victoria City.

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Scott Lithgow

Scott Lithgow, Limited was a Scottish shipbuilding company.

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Shanghai IFC

Shanghai International Finance Centre, usually abbreviated as Shanghai IFC, is a commercial building complex and a shopping centre (branded Shanghai IFC mall) in Shanghai.

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Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co.

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South China Morning Post

The South China Morning Post (also known as SCMP or The Post), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong English-language newspaper and Hong Kong's newspaper of record.

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Statue Square

Statue Square (lit. "Empress' Statue Square") is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong.

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Suncorp Place

Suncorp Place (formerly AAPT Centre) is a Sydney skyscraper located at Grosvernor and Lang Streets Sydney NSW Australia.

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Sunlight

Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light.

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Tai Kok Tsui

Tai Kok Tsui is an area west of Mong Kok in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

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The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

HSBC, officially known as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, is a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC, the largest bank in Hong Kong, and operates branches and offices throughout the Asia Pacific region, and in other countries around the world.

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Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon in Hong Kong.

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Victorian architecture

Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century.

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8 Canada Square

8 Canada Square (also known as the HSBC Tower) is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC_Building_(Hong_Kong)

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